A stunning one-off 1963 Chevrolet Corvette created by George Barris and dubbed the Asteroid is set to be seen in public for the first time in nearly 50 years.
The C2 was ordered by powerboat racer Bob Nordskog and is currently being restored.
Delivered to the ‘Kustom King’ in the bare metal, he fitted the car with an extended nose cone (with its headlights hidden behind the grille) and removed the split screen.
Its rear wheelarches, meanwhile, were enlarged to accommodate Dayton wire wheels, on public roads, or American Mags for circuit work.
The most obvious additions were side-exit exhausts, with exposed manifolds branching from behind the front wheels, and a metallic copper paint job that gave the car the flaming effect that earned it its nickname.
Everything under the bonnet was either painted gold or chrome-plated, including the 352cu in V8 that was fed by six Stromberg 97 carburettors.
